Saver Meaning
/ˈseɪvə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who saves.
nounOne who keeps savings more than usual.
Sentence Examples
You're a life saver.
What's your favorite screen saver?
Tom sat in front of his computer just staring at the screen saver.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother was a careful ____ who always put money in the bank.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was a dedicated ____, putting aside a portion of her income every month.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English saver From save + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend."
— 2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:
"Tickets are cheaper the younger you are—snag a youth ticket (if you're twenty-five or under) for a 35 percent discount. If both you and your travel partner are twenty-six or older, the Small Group Saver will knock off 15 percent."
— 2017, Off Track Planet's Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother was a careful ____ who always put money in the bank.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was a dedicated ____, putting aside a portion of her income every month.